The Meadows
Country Care, the Meadows, Beech Lane, Dove Holes, SK17 8DJ
This school is closed (it closed in September 2024).
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Dowle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 8
- Pupils on roll
- 1
- URN
- 135241
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
About this school
The Meadows was a girls' independent special school in Dove Holes. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Meadows has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2007, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
Trends over time
How The Meadows has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 1 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oaklands Manor School2.8 miles
Special schools · Buxton
-
Buxton and Leek College2.8 miles
Other types · Buxton
-
Pinc Woodlands College2.9 miles
Other types · Buxton
-
Peak School3.4 miles
Academies · High Peak
-
High Peak School6.2 miles
Special schools · Cheshire
Common questions
- What ages does The Meadows teach?
- The Meadows taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a special school in Dove Holes.
- Has The Meadows been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Meadows under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Meadows?
- The Meadows had 1 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are The Meadows's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Meadows's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 January 2025.